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Gosh, Can I?
This afternoon I went to a Super Bowl party. Frankly, unless the Bronco’s are playing I don’t care who wins. I spent seven of my most impressionable years living just outside of Denver, so no matter what, they’re my team. Even if they’re terrible. Which they frequently are. So basically I was there for the
Read MoreQuery Letter Tips
I wandered around on a few web sites trying to figure out how to write a good query letter. Here is a list of the tips I gleaned on my journey. -Structure your query like your story. Unfold it for the agent or editor-Don’t put your punch-line / reveal right up front-Entice the recipient into
Read MoreAwesome or Lame (with Sauce)
When I was at Dave Farland’s Death Camp last November, Mr. Farland gave me a few bits of advice. One of them was to make my book into a trilogy. My first reaction was to laugh—out loud. Pointing at the same time would not have been amiss. Three books? THREE? Hah, I was having enough
Read MoreQuery Letter-Round 1
Dear Agent, does this make you want to read my novel? Lysandra Blake hasn’t always felt the need to rip people’s eyes out of their sockets. Two weeks ago her most pressing need was completing her art project before Friday. Now, after brutally attacking her mother, she sits in a psych ward, wondering what happened
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